Jonathan Kaplan (Gallo Images) Former SA referee Jonathan Kaplan will lead the appointment and development of match officials for the 2021 Major League Rugby season.New Zealander Chris Pollock will assist Kaplan in a technical advisor role.The MLR is entering its fourth season and represents the highest level of rugby in North America.Former South Africa Test…
Bryce Lawrence in action during the Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between South Africa and Australia in Wellington on 9 October 2011 (Photo: Duif du Toit/Gallo Images) In an exclusive interview with Sport24, former Test referee Jonathan Kaplan has recalled the infamous 'Bryce Lawrence game'.The New Zealand referee copped heavy flak for his officiating after…
SA refereeing legend Jonathan Kaplan identifies Johan Goosen as the best player he saw operate at schoolboy level.Kaplan says Goosen and Handre Pollard were 'streets ahead' of the other gamebreakers he saw.Schalk Burger was a 'beast' at school and commanded the respect of his peers.Former South African referee Jonathan Kaplan says that Springbok Johan Goosen…
The CDC is reporting 3,123 more cases of Cyclospora infections compared with a week ago in an outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms growing operation in Central Mexico. The total number of patients for the outbreak now stands at 9,481with 398 hospitalizations. Two people in Michigan have died. The Centers for Disease
Published: August 12, 2026, 7:23 pm Whole Foods Market is recalling dozens of products that contain jalapeños because they are part of a larger recall connected to a Salmonella outbreak. The jalapeños were sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors and were recalled because of Salmonella contamination. There are 345 confirmed patients across 27 states in the
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where students in their final year could take cigarette breaks. He smoked a pack of menthols daily for nearly 40 years. As a registered nurse at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and